I Dare You . . .
Chapter Three
I shivered, the cold breeze biting at my cheeks. It didn't take long to get to Casey's. A little part of me was worried that my mum would find out that I was gone. She'd be worried sick and end up getting a search party together to look for me.
That same miniscule part wanted to run back home and jump into bed, where I was safe. I shook the feeling out of my head and ran the last few steps up to my best friend's house. I knocked on the door.
"Zeeeeee!" Casey squealed as she flung the white door open. She looked beautiful. Her shiny red hair was curled and bounced off her shoulders, bordering her face neatly. Her hazel eyes were framed with black mascara and liquid eyeliner. She had put a neat covering of light pink lipstick over her lips, which drew the attention back to her eyes and cheekbones, which had a dusting of peachy coloured blusher.
"Wow!" I exclaimed, leaning forward to hug her. She blushed, a red tinge which ran over her face. I walked into the house and Casey pointed up the stairs.
"You can put your bag in my room," she grinned and so I casually ambled up the stairs and walked into her room. It was huge, with a matte white covering the walls. The floor was pristine; her black hug nicely hoovered. A huge double bed took up half of the far wall. The duvet that was spread over it was black and white, like the cushions. A flat screen TV hung on the opposite wall, near the wooden door. I could hear the first few guests who had already arrived so I made my way downstairs to help greet them all.
"So, what did your mum say?" Casey asked, between all the 'hello's' she was giving out.
"Well, basically, what happened is that I asked her if I could stay tonight and she told me I couldn't. I had a go and told her I hated her," I replied, guiltily.
"And?" prompted Casey.
"I went and got ready and then told her I was going to bed."
"Won't she check on you and see that you're not there?"
"I put stuff under the duvet."
I didn't want to tell her I put teddies under there because I was afraid she would laugh at me. Even though she is my best friend, I was still worried she'd mock me, for still having stuffed toys at the age of fourteen.
"Nice one; how did you get out of the house, though?"
"Drainpipe."
Casey's jaw dropped to her feet.
"Zelda Smith actually climbed down a drainpipe? That's coming from the girl who won't jump down from something which is four feet high!"
I laughed and looked around the hallway. People were already spilling in to it because there wasn't enough space in the rooms.
"I thought you said it was going to be small?" I asked, raising a perfect eyebrow. She looked embarrassed but stayed quiet.
"Jake, Angel, Google and Julia are staying,” she said, trying desperately to change the subject. Google was one of the coolest kids in our year – he was so funny, it was unbelievable. Everyone liked him, and he was fairly popular. He wasn’t a stuck-up popular though. His real name was Peter but everyone called him Google because he had huge, blue eyes. Funnily enough, he walked through the door right as we mentioned him.
“Hey,” he said. He hugged each of us in turn and walked off to find his best friend, Lucy. “Let’s get this party started, then,” Casey exclaimed, her eyes bright with excitement. Soon enough, several people were drunk. Casey had said that whoever overdid their drinking limit, they’d be out and soon enough, the house was nearly empty. It was already eleven o’clock, at night.
Waving the last few guests off, Jake, Angela, Google, Julia, Casey and I made our way upstairs, with some snacks. I still had the bottle in my bag...
“What about drinks?” Julia said, as we entered Casey’s room.
“Oh, yeah!” Casey said, slapping her forehead. “One sec-“
“I’ve got some,” I interrupted. “Alcohol.”
“Zelda’s got alcohol?” Julia mocked. I scowled at her.
“I’m not a baby!” My brow furrowed.
“Sure,” she said. We didn’t get along, and Casey knew that. She had to invite her, though, because she was her cousin.
“Julia...” Casey muttered, warningly. The blonde-headed, tall girl rolled her blue eyes. I got the bottle out and sat on the floor with the others.
“Let’s play a game,” Google said. “Truth or dare?”
“Sure!” they all said. I went along with it.
“Zelda, you can go first, if you want,” Angela smiled, and I nodded.
“Dare, please,” I said. Angela, Julia, Jake, Google and Casey discussed what they were going to give me.
“Okay,” Jake said. “I dare you...”
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